Risk Factors and Complications Following Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: A Case Series of 1041 Patients

Hans-Jürgen Richter-Schrag; Sabine Richter; Olaf Ruthmann; Manfred Olschewski; Ulrich Theodor Hopt; Andreas Fischer

doi:10.1155/2011/609601

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2011)

Risk Factors and Complications Following Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: A Case Series of 1041 Patients

Hans-Jürgen Richter-Schrag,
Sabine Richter,
Olaf Ruthmann,
Manfred Olschewski,
Ulrich Theodor Hopt,
Andreas Fischer

Affiliations

Hans-Jürgen Richter-Schrag: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany
Sabine Richter: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany
Olaf Ruthmann: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany
Manfred Olschewski: Department of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Ulrich Theodor Hopt: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany
Andreas Fischer: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital of Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs University, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/609601
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25, no. 4
pp. 201 – 206

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Most studies exclude patients with severe coagulation disorders or those taking anticoagulants when evaluating the outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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